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but the mea culpa comes after hamid karzai laid down a stern ultimatum to the u.s. i want to bring in our pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence. busy day over at the pentagon. chris, this apology comes from high up in the chain of command. tell us about it. >> reporter: yeah, jim. this is coming from the commander of all nato forces in afghanistan, general joseph dunford. officials are telling us that basically this four-star general quickly called president hamid karzai to apologize for this drone strike and potential civilian casualties and promised a very quick investigation into what took place. but hamid karzai is driving a very hard line on this, and it's a hard line that could affect thousands of american troops for years to come. a young afghan child is dead, two women wounded after u.s. officials admit a drone strike in helmut province missed its target. the second air strike did take out a taliban commander. >> show respect to the afghan people. >> reporter: but that did nothing to pacify afghan president hamid karzai, who lashed out at u.s. officials and
but the mea culpa comes after hamid karzai laid down a stern ultimatum to the u.s. i want to bring in our pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence. busy day over at the pentagon. chris, this apology comes from high up in the chain of command. tell us about it. >> reporter: yeah, jim. this is coming from the commander of all nato forces in afghanistan, general joseph dunford. officials are telling us that basically this four-star general quickly called president hamid karzai to apologize for...
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hamid karzai says he won't approve it until new demands are met. the deal will keep thousands of u.s. troops there past the end of next year, susan rice was face to face with hamid karzai in afghanistan urging him not to delay the deal. >> if the agreement is not signed promptly, what i said to the president is we would have no choice, we'd be compelled by necessity, not our preference, to begin to plan for the prospect that we will not be able to keep our troops here. they will not be invited because the bsa will not have been signed. the nature of our investment would be more difficult to sustain. >> the proposal keeps troops in afghanistan through 2024. the white house says all troops will be pulled out if the deal is not signed, until the end of the year. >> if it doesn't go through charities by international donors will be jeopardized. jane ferguson has this report from kabul. >> these boys used to spend all day picking rubbish off the street to sell for a few dollars. now they go to school, courtesy of a local charity, helping children who wo
hamid karzai says he won't approve it until new demands are met. the deal will keep thousands of u.s. troops there past the end of next year, susan rice was face to face with hamid karzai in afghanistan urging him not to delay the deal. >> if the agreement is not signed promptly, what i said to the president is we would have no choice, we'd be compelled by necessity, not our preference, to begin to plan for the prospect that we will not be able to keep our troops here. they will not be...
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>> hamid karzai was the choice of not just the u.s. but many others including many afghans back in 2001. you're right about this. i think there are probably too many characters right now on the -- in the field, and afghans are looking for some consolidation of these numbers within the next month or so we're going to see who actually has been qualified to be a candidate, because they have to go through a vetting system. so in november we will know who those individuals are and who the tickets are. after that in february the official campaign season starts. so we have a long ways to go before we see how afghan politicians will be able to consolidate, to create alliances and coalitions, and there's a big question as to whether this election will see the emergence of a new leader in the first round or whether it's going to go to a second round thereafter. >> one last question before we have to leave it. the u.s. has talked about a role in mentoring and monitoring afghan troops. we've talked about the need for air cover. is the u.s. prepare
>> hamid karzai was the choice of not just the u.s. but many others including many afghans back in 2001. you're right about this. i think there are probably too many characters right now on the -- in the field, and afghans are looking for some consolidation of these numbers within the next month or so we're going to see who actually has been qualified to be a candidate, because they have to go through a vetting system. so in november we will know who those individuals are and who the...
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if you don't sign, we'll be upset and leave until the issue is settled. >> hamid karzai's opposition says delay tactics come from a desire to control the elections. it's not about the concerns that the afghan people have about articles in the bilateral agreements. he's demanded this person, and he mentioned part of it, indeed, in the inauguration speech. he linked the signing of the bilateral agreement with the elections. >> abdullah believes hamid karzai wants the u.s. to support a candidate of his choosing. ever his motives for such decision, president hamid karzai's political moves put him in the lead on this security pact. >> jane ferguson, al jazeera, kabul afghanistan. >>> well, here at home the united states is bracing for rough travel during the holidays, a large storm is pushing through the south-west. it's expected to bring snow and sleet to parts of the east coast and the south later this week. ice is snarling highways and airports. the storm has so far killed eight people. >> that's right. more tricky travel on the way as we head into tonight. particularly across i-35, wh
if you don't sign, we'll be upset and leave until the issue is settled. >> hamid karzai's opposition says delay tactics come from a desire to control the elections. it's not about the concerns that the afghan people have about articles in the bilateral agreements. he's demanded this person, and he mentioned part of it, indeed, in the inauguration speech. he linked the signing of the bilateral agreement with the elections. >> abdullah believes hamid karzai wants the u.s. to support a...
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that was in relation to president hamid karzai's announcement that he would not sign until april. sunday he stuck to his position that he needed more time to get a better deal from washington. that didn't satisfy the head of the jirga, the drama playing out on tv. >> translation: i want to repeat again - americans cannot go into our houses after the bilateral document. they cannot kill anyone in their house. the afghan people will be safe, peace will come. it will not be a case of americans sitting in their place and we'll have a war. i don't accept that. this decision is historical. >> translation: whatever the president is saying is right. americans do not have any right to enter afghan houses. they have given us that in writing and promised. a superpower cannot break their promise. if they do we are ready to protest. >> translation: sir, no protests. termina terminating the bilateral, they have to promise they are not killing afghans in their houses. they have to do that. . >> translation: okay, all right. sign this first. if they break the promise we know what to do. >> transl
that was in relation to president hamid karzai's announcement that he would not sign until april. sunday he stuck to his position that he needed more time to get a better deal from washington. that didn't satisfy the head of the jirga, the drama playing out on tv. >> translation: i want to repeat again - americans cannot go into our houses after the bilateral document. they cannot kill anyone in their house. the afghan people will be safe, peace will come. it will not be a case of...
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president hamid karzai is sticking to the condition. he won't sign the agreement until after presidential elections next year. >> translation: hamid karzai doesn't have the right to say these words. this is a big mistake. whether we want from them and hamid karzai wants from them, it has been accepted. he wants to delay the agreement. this is not for the benefit of afghanistan. this is to the dertryment of afghanistan. >> in the busy market of the capital people are worried about their future if the agreement is not signed. >> translation: if pakistanis are enemy, if iranies are enemy and we make america our enemy, how do we make a living. we need support to make a living and develop a stable future >> some believe hamid karzai is worried about his legacy. he doesn't want to be remembered as a president intimidated by foreigners. they point out the country should come first. >> translation: even if hamid karzai sacrifices, he should do an historic thing for the country, where afghanistan, its borders and army are stronger. he should sig
president hamid karzai is sticking to the condition. he won't sign the agreement until after presidential elections next year. >> translation: hamid karzai doesn't have the right to say these words. this is a big mistake. whether we want from them and hamid karzai wants from them, it has been accepted. he wants to delay the agreement. this is not for the benefit of afghanistan. this is to the dertryment of afghanistan. >> in the busy market of the capital people are worried about...
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hamid karzai is trying to get the last little bit out of this. he may not realise this is another american red line. if we leave afghanistan in toto. which we plan to do, we need to start that soon. you do things differently if you go down to 10,000 or down to zero. >> why would karzai do this as kerry and president obama are out there celebrating a deal. why embarrassing them? >> part of this is the awkward position that hamid karzai is in. he's in a bad spot. americans think he's impossible to work with, many of his own people think he's a puppet of america. he really is in a hard spot where it's hard to please both sides. >> the u.s. paid to train and equip afghan security forces. american bases will stay and leave the numbers, depending on what the americans or the afghans want, between 7-15,000 troops, given what happened in iraq, after the u.s. troops pulled out the violence increased, why would afghanistan baulk. >> that's a good question. why are the av bans baulking. ultimately they need us there so the money flow, the international comm
hamid karzai is trying to get the last little bit out of this. he may not realise this is another american red line. if we leave afghanistan in toto. which we plan to do, we need to start that soon. you do things differently if you go down to 10,000 or down to zero. >> why would karzai do this as kerry and president obama are out there celebrating a deal. why embarrassing them? >> part of this is the awkward position that hamid karzai is in. he's in a bad spot. americans think he's...
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. >>> afghan president hamid karzai scheduled to meet with president obama on friday to discuss exactly this, the u.s. role in afghanistan beyond 2014. >>> now to business where the 787 dreamliner is turning into a bit of a night may for boeing as the airplanes are under investigation after back-to-back days of problems in boston. yesterday one of the jets spilled about 40 gallons of fuel on the runway at logan international airport. that's one day after an electrical fire caused by an exploding battery grounded a different dreamliner plane, also at logan airport. for more on boeing's troubles, let's go to jeff cutmoore in london. >> reporter: good morning to you. i suppose the good news here is ana has orders for 45 more jets, and they said we will to the change our orders. clearly this is a headache for boeing, because they have been beset by a slew of problems with the technicals on this wide-bodied jet. there are a whole bunch of other companies lined up here to take them, virgin airways, british airways, they will want to see some of these technical problems sorted out before they
. >>> afghan president hamid karzai scheduled to meet with president obama on friday to discuss exactly this, the u.s. role in afghanistan beyond 2014. >>> now to business where the 787 dreamliner is turning into a bit of a night may for boeing as the airplanes are under investigation after back-to-back days of problems in boston. yesterday one of the jets spilled about 40 gallons of fuel on the runway at logan international airport. that's one day after an electrical fire...
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we're waiting for afghan president hamid karzai appearing here in georgetown. earlier we just showed some of the reporting from the press conference, president obama and the afghan president says they want to sleed up the moving afghan forces into the lead and u.s. troops shifting to a support role. there are 66,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan. the leaders also said that president obama agreed to place detainees under the afghan government. again, waiting for afghan president hamid karzai. georgetown university is also where the u.s. women's council is located. again, waiting here at georgetown university, we're live tonight waiting for hamid karzai. he met with president obama and they spoke at a press conference earlier today. we're going to bring you that press conference again tonight you can watch it here at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. the two leaders have agreed to speed up slightly the move afghan forces into the lead in that country. the u.s. troops shifting to a support role, currently 66,000 troop u.s. troops in afghanistan. we're going to bring
we're waiting for afghan president hamid karzai appearing here in georgetown. earlier we just showed some of the reporting from the press conference, president obama and the afghan president says they want to sleed up the moving afghan forces into the lead and u.s. troops shifting to a support role. there are 66,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan. the leaders also said that president obama agreed to place detainees under the afghan government. again, waiting for afghan president hamid karzai....
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afghan gh president hamid karzai will meet face to face with president obama later today. the afghannleader's visit tt the white house marks his second such meeeing with thh president therr. as d payne reports... the momentous visst ccmeesas the withdrawal of u-- 3nd nato troops approaches. thank you very much ...i don't know if you would'vv had a chance to see a few days ago &ppis choice? afghan president hamid karzai has made the rounds in washington this weekk.here mmetinn with secretary of state hillary clinton thursday for dinnerr and a bbief photooop...the tto evenn rading health ssories about dehydration..foolowinn ccinton's receet medicaa ordeel that kept her away from thursday at the pentagon, panetta ann other top military prass welcomed he afghan leader.. sources say president karzai arrived with a wish list of military equipment including drones, helicopters and othhr hardware to ensure nato forces leave at the end of 2014. what we talked about beeoodda wish list of equipmenttit's fair to say that we made some very good progressson alllthe ey issuee that we dis
afghan gh president hamid karzai will meet face to face with president obama later today. the afghannleader's visit tt the white house marks his second such meeeing with thh president therr. as d payne reports... the momentous visst ccmeesas the withdrawal of u-- 3nd nato troops approaches. thank you very much ...i don't know if you would'vv had a chance to see a few days ago &ppis choice? afghan president hamid karzai has made the rounds in washington this weekk.here mmetinn with secretary...
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everybody has been making them on your friend hamid karzai. what do you do? >> first you have to realize there are two sets of negotiations going on with the taliban. the u.s. has gone around karzai and set up an office from qatar. karzai is trying to set up a deal with pakistan to give him more influence with the taliban. that is why he spoke out. the suicide bombings in kabul are done by a group that is not part of the conversations. so the group has been running into kabul for about three years. >> shep: you pay a lot of attention to this stuff. if you were giving advice to anybody on the matter, john mccain staying how many will stay behind, would it help for them to be there at all? >> first of all you have to scrape off the long tail support system we built. we have thousands and thousands of troops that don't need to be there but we have a core group of special operations that are using extraordinary intelligence and lots of assets to go after al-qaeda, taliban perpetrators. those people need to stay because they literally pour into the country as soon
everybody has been making them on your friend hamid karzai. what do you do? >> first you have to realize there are two sets of negotiations going on with the taliban. the u.s. has gone around karzai and set up an office from qatar. karzai is trying to set up a deal with pakistan to give him more influence with the taliban. that is why he spoke out. the suicide bombings in kabul are done by a group that is not part of the conversations. so the group has been running into kabul for about...
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hamid karzai insists it has to be him. as a result we have stalemate. >> al jazeera's paul brennan live in brussels. thank you. >> the u.s. suspended shipments out v afghanistan through pakistan. the pentagon said tuesday that it's part of a plan to withdraw troops from afghanistan by the end of next year. the broader shutdown comes amid protests over u.s. drone strikes in pakistan. trucks must take outer routes through central asia - it will take time and cost more. >> the united nations a using drones, for the first time the u.n. confirms its peacekeepers are sending unmanned craft. it monitors the areas in the dong. >> it is a first, taking to the skies. the u.n. has fleets of white painted suvs. now the first united nations unmanned aerial aircraft more commonly known as a drone. unlike those of many militaries and the u.s., it's iquipped only with a camera, not armed with missiles. after years of bloodshed the idea is it to monitor a fragile peace deal, a large area, much remote jungle terrain. >> this is something we
hamid karzai insists it has to be him. as a result we have stalemate. >> al jazeera's paul brennan live in brussels. thank you. >> the u.s. suspended shipments out v afghanistan through pakistan. the pentagon said tuesday that it's part of a plan to withdraw troops from afghanistan by the end of next year. the broader shutdown comes amid protests over u.s. drone strikes in pakistan. trucks must take outer routes through central asia - it will take time and cost more. >> the...
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as if the day weren't already tense enough, president hamid karzai accused u.s.-led forces and the afghans working with them of abusing university students. charlie d'agata, cbs news, kabul. >>> well, this morning a winter storm is heading from the plains into the upper midwest. the unsettled weather stretches from the great lakes to the gulf coast. mostly rain and some severe weather is possible in louisiana and mississippi. snow showers have already blanketed nebraska and iowa. up to six inches is possible in some areas today. in nebraska there were multiple accidents but no serious injuries reported. >>> president obama makes three trips to capitol hill this week. he's looking to build bipartisan support for a plan that would roll back that $85 billion budget cut. included in these visits are two separate meetings with republican lawmakers. it's part of the white house's new strategy to win over members of the gop. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. good morning, susan. >> anne-marie, good morning. it's being called the president's charm offensive. aft
as if the day weren't already tense enough, president hamid karzai accused u.s.-led forces and the afghans working with them of abusing university students. charlie d'agata, cbs news, kabul. >>> well, this morning a winter storm is heading from the plains into the upper midwest. the unsettled weather stretches from the great lakes to the gulf coast. mostly rain and some severe weather is possible in louisiana and mississippi. snow showers have already blanketed nebraska and iowa. up to...
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defusing tensions with the country's erratic president hamid karzai. two weeks ago, karzai infuriated the president and congress suggesting the u.s. had colluded with the taliban on suicide attacks. karzai claimed he was misunderstood. >> after all of the american sacrifices, do you stand by your statement, your recent statement, that the united states is conspire with the taliban on recent terror attacks? >> i never used the word collusion between the taliban and the u.s. and those were not my words. those were the words picked up by the media. >> we're on the same page. i don't think there's any disagreement between us and i'm very comfortable with the president's explanation. >> it wasn't kerry's first mission to deal with a karzai problem. he spent four days persuading karzai to hold a run-off election after vote fraud. just before kerry landed, the u.s. turned over control of the prison at bagram air base giving karzai the power, if he chooses, to release dangerous prisoners. kerry's kid glove treatment of karzai is in sharp contrast to his visit
defusing tensions with the country's erratic president hamid karzai. two weeks ago, karzai infuriated the president and congress suggesting the u.s. had colluded with the taliban on suicide attacks. karzai claimed he was misunderstood. >> after all of the american sacrifices, do you stand by your statement, your recent statement, that the united states is conspire with the taliban on recent terror attacks? >> i never used the word collusion between the taliban and the u.s. and those...
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the reports are that president hamid karzai wants to have a larger u.s. troop presence for that very reason because is he concerned about destabilization within his country. >> that's interesting. just quickly, the notion that we would keep even more troops there or that we would be able to play ball on hamid karzai's request, there doesn't seem to be a lot of political capital for that. if there's one thing people in washington sort of agree on it's the notion that we need to get the troops out of afghanistan, at least from leading democrats and republicans. >> well, there's no doubt that the president feels as though he has a fair amount of political capital on this front moving forward, but this is a tough issue, alex. there's a lot of tension right now between the united states and afghanistan with green on blue attacks. that's attacks of afghan forces against u.s. and nato troops at a high-end -- charges of corruption, quite frankly, against the afghan government. they're going to have some sticky issues to work through this afternoon. >> we will cer
the reports are that president hamid karzai wants to have a larger u.s. troop presence for that very reason because is he concerned about destabilization within his country. >> that's interesting. just quickly, the notion that we would keep even more troops there or that we would be able to play ball on hamid karzai's request, there doesn't seem to be a lot of political capital for that. if there's one thing people in washington sort of agree on it's the notion that we need to get the...
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in large part because he has grown frustrated with afghan president hamid karzai. they attended a video conference to smooth things over but it did not go well, according to reports, with
in large part because he has grown frustrated with afghan president hamid karzai. they attended a video conference to smooth things over but it did not go well, according to reports, with
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their president hamid karzai took to the stage and rei had rd his stance. he wanted more time to better negotiate a deal for afghanistans from the americans of they wanted them to prove america could bring stablity and peace to afghanistan. he wants to put more prs pressun the pakistanis to stop harr harg across the border from afghanistan. he told the jirga tha that. at the end of the day hamid karzai left the jirga hall and said he needed more time and he would sign this when he was happy with it. he said afghanistan could get a better deal from america. he wouldn't say if he would sign it by the end of the year or by the elections next april. people here are left guessing what and when will be signed. it's likely that any negotiations that continue between washington, d.c. and the presidential palace are going to be friendly. >> tens of thousands of anti-government protestors have amassed in ban coul bancok. 2if the bill passed it could hae allowed the prime minister to return from exile. we have this update from bangkok. >> the organizers called it a ma
their president hamid karzai took to the stage and rei had rd his stance. he wanted more time to better negotiate a deal for afghanistans from the americans of they wanted them to prove america could bring stablity and peace to afghanistan. he wants to put more prs pressun the pakistanis to stop harr harg across the border from afghanistan. he told the jirga tha that. at the end of the day hamid karzai left the jirga hall and said he needed more time and he would sign this when he was happy...
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hamid karzai may not be around thoerk though. here is one of the issues that could be on the agenda. there is supposed to be elections in afghanistan next year. he says he's not going to stay on, he wants to retire as president. he's been in office now for more than 10 years as the president of afghanistan. he's been the only president of afghanistan since 9/11 back in 2001. i don't know who the next president of afghanistan is going to be. i know that the afghan government of hamid karzai is talking to the taliban in doha, qatar, and, remember, this gets really complicated and confusing because the u.s. went to war in afghanistan to deal with the taliban, to get rid of the taliban, which was protecting al qaeda and bin laden and gave them sanctuary there from which they could go ahead and plot attacks against the united states like the attack on 9/11. so it is going to be a messy situation. i think it is fair to say there are a lot of uncertainties. will it in the end have a very, very positive ending? i'm not so sure it will. i
hamid karzai may not be around thoerk though. here is one of the issues that could be on the agenda. there is supposed to be elections in afghanistan next year. he says he's not going to stay on, he wants to retire as president. he's been in office now for more than 10 years as the president of afghanistan. he's been the only president of afghanistan since 9/11 back in 2001. i don't know who the next president of afghanistan is going to be. i know that the afghan government of hamid karzai is...
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all depends on hamid karzai. we will discuss that facial that country's president and what it means here at home. that's next. ♪ [ breathing heavily ] [ grunts ] whoa! ♪ oh, boy. ♪ [ grunts ] whoa! ♪ [ grunts ] yea! nice catch! next time, put a little heat on it! alright -- i'll put a little something on it. [ freeman ] want to win your own football fantasy? just tell us, then use your visa card for a chance to win it. to share with family. [ woman 2 ] to carry on traditions. [ woman 3 ] to come together even when we're apart. [ male announcer ] in stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and more, swanson makes holiday dishes delicious. [ ding ] i sense you've overpacked, your stomach. try pepto to-go. it's pepto-bismol that fits in your pocket. relief can be yours, but your peanuts... are mine. ♪ >>> every year, before the state of the union address, members of congress pack into the chamber to greet the president. some get there hours early for a choice spot on the aisle to shake the president's hand and to
all depends on hamid karzai. we will discuss that facial that country's president and what it means here at home. that's next. ♪ [ breathing heavily ] [ grunts ] whoa! ♪ oh, boy. ♪ [ grunts ] whoa! ♪ [ grunts ] yea! nice catch! next time, put a little heat on it! alright -- i'll put a little something on it. [ freeman ] want to win your own football fantasy? just tell us, then use your visa card for a chance to win it. to share with family. [ woman 2 ] to carry on traditions. [ woman 3...
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. >> plus, afghan president hamid karzai sits down with a top white house official. >> while rg iii recovers from surgery in florida, there is a lot to talk about with his future. talking to the sports junkies after the break. >>> the nhl is one stone closer to a new labor deal. the board of governors ratified the tentative agreement reached on sunday. now, just the players have to take a final vote to make the deal official. that vote is expected to be finance issued by tomorrow or saturday. the caps are holding another informal skate at 10:00 a.m. this morning. there you go. hockey is another stone closer to being back and hopefully we can get the caps in the playoffs and get them moving along in the playoffs. who knows what will happen after that. i'm talking playoffs and we haven't even started the season. >> we're so hungry for playoffs. >> your forecast looking great. that will be a winner the next couple of days. spring-like temperatures this weekend. it will be about 50 or so for daytime highs. 44 in the city. 30s generally if you are west and north of the city this m
. >> plus, afghan president hamid karzai sits down with a top white house official. >> while rg iii recovers from surgery in florida, there is a lot to talk about with his future. talking to the sports junkies after the break. >>> the nhl is one stone closer to a new labor deal. the board of governors ratified the tentative agreement reached on sunday. now, just the players have to take a final vote to make the deal official. that vote is expected to be...
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it comes as afghan president hamid karzai accuses the u.s. of working with the taliban. we've got brand new reaction from the white house. plus, "time" magazine's report her join us with interesting information on how afghans believe karzai is the u.s. problem, not theirs. and can a polygraph test prove whether you're a racist? this police chief is over a small town, tennessee police department. he thinks a lie detector test would help him select people with good moral character. is that fair to subject people to a polygraph? it is our news nation gust check. plus, candidates costing them statewide races. last election, it was todd aiken and richard murdoch. all that coming up. ...with gei! director's voice: here we go. from the top. and action for over 75 years people have saved money with gecko so.... director's voice: cut it! ...what...what did i say? gecko? i said gecko? aw... for over 75 year...(laughs. but still trying to keep it contained) director's voice: keep it together. i'm good. i'm good. for over 75...(uncontrollable lahtuger). what are you doing there? sto
it comes as afghan president hamid karzai accuses the u.s. of working with the taliban. we've got brand new reaction from the white house. plus, "time" magazine's report her join us with interesting information on how afghans believe karzai is the u.s. problem, not theirs. and can a polygraph test prove whether you're a racist? this police chief is over a small town, tennessee police department. he thinks a lie detector test would help him select people with good moral character. is...
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with hamid karzai and to say we could pull the mall out. the problem is the multiple audience problem and it is made the rest of the country and cause a loss of confidence and that was a terrible mistake. i think he is using the bilateral security agreement and that is why my suggestion is to make a clear commitment of a specific substantial number, say this is what we are going to do to reassure the rest of the country and then say to hamid karzai we would love to negotiate with you but if we can't negotiate with you we will with the folks to come in after the election. that takes the stick away from him and take the leverage away from him and the combination of those two things at the end of the they will lead him to come to the table and negotiate an agreement because i think he wants that to be part of his legacy. i don't think he wants to leave it to the next government so that is what i would try but it is a frustrating situation but that is what i would try. >> i have to go in just a minute. i will second that. i wouldn't say maybe w
with hamid karzai and to say we could pull the mall out. the problem is the multiple audience problem and it is made the rest of the country and cause a loss of confidence and that was a terrible mistake. i think he is using the bilateral security agreement and that is why my suggestion is to make a clear commitment of a specific substantial number, say this is what we are going to do to reassure the rest of the country and then say to hamid karzai we would love to negotiate with you but if we...
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any reassurance that it was under review was from comments by hamid karzai. the concern is will the agreement be signed in time for the u.s. to move combat forces out of afghanistan and deplay a stability team in its place. the military is concerned it will not have enough time to carry out the transition. it involves tens of thousands of troops, equipment and support personnel. they want to make certain they have plenty of time to work out the logistics and the relationship necessary with the afghan military, so that it is a seamless transition. there's this consideration. if hamid karzai gets his way, and the deal is not signed into law and enacted in afghanistan until the middle of 2014, the u.s. fools that creates a vacuum of time, an opportunity for people who don't like the deal to make changes to it. the u.s. fears that it may find itself in a position that it did not want to make in iraq which is not have any u.s. forces in custody. that's what they are trying to avoid. >> coming up - i'll talk with a veteran who has a lot to say about the afghan deal
any reassurance that it was under review was from comments by hamid karzai. the concern is will the agreement be signed in time for the u.s. to move combat forces out of afghanistan and deplay a stability team in its place. the military is concerned it will not have enough time to carry out the transition. it involves tens of thousands of troops, equipment and support personnel. they want to make certain they have plenty of time to work out the logistics and the relationship necessary with the...
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troop presence in afghanistan and the security of that country, hamid karzai having lunch with president obama this hour. the two leaders hold a news conference in the next hour. president karzai's visit will help determine how many u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan after the drawdown in 2014. chris lawrence joins us. the white house floated the idea of a zero option, if you like, leaving no troops behind in afghanistan. what's the pentagon think of that and a lot of these people say that really complaint hean'. >> i would say at this point everything is probably still on the table, but you're right, that number zero definitely raise some had eyebrows inside the pentagon. in fact during a press conference yesterday, leon panetta said the stronger position that we take about staying committed and staying in afghanistan, you know, that's how we're going to ultimately get a political reconciliation. in other words, he felt that signaling that the u.s. may pull out all of its troops would weaken the negotiating position about those negotiations with the taliban ever got started again. n
troop presence in afghanistan and the security of that country, hamid karzai having lunch with president obama this hour. the two leaders hold a news conference in the next hour. president karzai's visit will help determine how many u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan after the drawdown in 2014. chris lawrence joins us. the white house floated the idea of a zero option, if you like, leaving no troops behind in afghanistan. what's the pentagon think of that and a lot of these people say that...
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hamid karzai today dismissing a long-term security agreement before the end of the year. joining us is a retired united stes air force general. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> please begin with the issue in afghanistan. the question of the security agreement. clearly thousands of merican lives have been lost and billions of dollars of aid and we are negotiating over this agreement. it seems absurd anyway. do you agree? >> absolutely. the game is over. they are signing the agreement for the 30th of december only say sorry, we are out of there. we had a failed strategy for 12 years with the hearts and minds of counter insurgency. we don't win hearts and minds it is so offensive to womeand minorities and christians and jews. and we are not going to create a jeffersonian democracy. andpakistan createdhe taliban and they are funding the taliban terminate this. we have been fighting the war over there. and the president's letter, he said that they will not accept raids on homes except under extraordinary circutances. >> have kept him in office.
hamid karzai today dismissing a long-term security agreement before the end of the year. joining us is a retired united stes air force general. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> please begin with the issue in afghanistan. the question of the security agreement. clearly thousands of merican lives have been lost and billions of dollars of aid and we are negotiating over this agreement. it seems absurd anyway. do you agree? >> absolutely. the game...
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hamid karzai is not making it easier for the u.s. we will talk about it with the fox all-stars when we return. it's monday. a brand new start. your chance to rise and shine. with centurylink as your trusted technology partner, you can do just that. with our visionary cloud infrastructure, global broadband network and custom communications solutions, your business is more reliable - secure - agile. and with responsive, dedicated support, we help you shine every day of the week. >>> america is saying that the taliban are not their enemy and they are fighting the taliban. then on the other hand in the name of the taliban, they are abusing our people. the taliban are in daily talks with the americans, detonating bombs in kabul and khost. they claim they are showing strength to america but they are not. >> i told the president it was not true. that the united states was unilaterally working with the tell been taliban trying to nege anything. the fact is that any prospect for peace or political settlements, that has to be led by the afghan
hamid karzai is not making it easier for the u.s. we will talk about it with the fox all-stars when we return. it's monday. a brand new start. your chance to rise and shine. with centurylink as your trusted technology partner, you can do just that. with our visionary cloud infrastructure, global broadband network and custom communications solutions, your business is more reliable - secure - agile. and with responsive, dedicated support, we help you shine every day of the week. >>>...
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hamid karzai says a pair of bombings were, quote, in service of america suggesting the violence was made at convincing the people that international services were needed z beyond the 2014 withdrawal. the comments coincided with defense secretary chuck hagel's first trip to afghanistan since being appointed to the job. >> the united states was unilaterally working with the taliban in trying to negotiate anything. the fact is any prospect for peace or political settlement, that has to be led by the afghans. i've always believed that it is wise for nations to engage and to reach out. that does not mean that you are going to negotiate, we may never get to that point. i think it's far more preferable than war. >> nbc's mike taibbi is reporting. >> reporter: that's his first trip to afghanistan. there was supposed to be a joint press conference with karzai and chuck hagel, that never happened. you have to look at a couple of things that did happen and didn't happen while hagel was here. on saturday there was supposed to be the handover, official handover ceremony of the prison at bag gram airb
hamid karzai says a pair of bombings were, quote, in service of america suggesting the violence was made at convincing the people that international services were needed z beyond the 2014 withdrawal. the comments coincided with defense secretary chuck hagel's first trip to afghanistan since being appointed to the job. >> the united states was unilaterally working with the taliban in trying to negotiate anything. the fact is any prospect for peace or political settlement, that has to be...
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we have been talking -- talk a little bit about hamid karzai. late start with syria because president obama said we have any evidence of chemical weapons use in syria. that's the red line. he said it. we didn't put words in his mouth. that will be a game changer. okay. we found him. now what? >> he said it five times in eight months. he made the red line comments and i think they would say right in the response of the administration, we're not sure if we found them. we likely found them. >> bill: or we found a little bit. systemic. >> we don't know. they're talking about the chain of custody of the sarin gas. they're saying look, we need to be able to prove a link from who disseminated it to who targeted it. it was there. we need to find samples in the ground, in the soil, showing that what gas was used and confirming who was responsible. they're holding a very high standard for this. >> don't forget, they asked assad to cooperate in the investigation. >> it would be nice if he would hand over some samples. so what you're dealing with is the adm
we have been talking -- talk a little bit about hamid karzai. late start with syria because president obama said we have any evidence of chemical weapons use in syria. that's the red line. he said it. we didn't put words in his mouth. that will be a game changer. okay. we found him. now what? >> he said it five times in eight months. he made the red line comments and i think they would say right in the response of the administration, we're not sure if we found them. we likely found them....
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how does anyone justify or explain hamid karzai's words that the u.s. would be conspiring with the taliban? how is that explainable? >> it is not explainable. and karzai has been known to do this sort of thing before. he goes off the handle, off script. as he man who hasn't delivered basic services to his own people, desperately needs somebody to blame. blaming the taliban sometimes feels old so he is blaming his best allies, the people who are giving blood and treasure in defense of his country and particularly his presidency. so he has done this sort of thing before. i doubt very much that his own people would take that very seriously. >> because it is believed by his own people that he is our problem. in a sense, the u.s. picked this individual and has chosen to negotiator deal with him over these many years. in a sense he belongs to the u.s. >> yes, if you ask afghans, they will tell you this is their man. they did vote for him twice in elections that may or may not have been entirely fair but the fact is he was brought out of exile by the united st
how does anyone justify or explain hamid karzai's words that the u.s. would be conspiring with the taliban? how is that explainable? >> it is not explainable. and karzai has been known to do this sort of thing before. he goes off the handle, off script. as he man who hasn't delivered basic services to his own people, desperately needs somebody to blame. blaming the taliban sometimes feels old so he is blaming his best allies, the people who are giving blood and treasure in defense of his...
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commander is apologize to go hamid karzai for the drone strike. nato saying it is going to investigate. alex, this comes during an incredibly fraught period between the united states and afghanistan. they had agreed to a draft agreement of a security pact that mapped out what the u.s. withdrawal would have looked like the next several years. hamid karzai said he wouldn't sign it. he would leave it for his successor. the united states trying to convince him to sign off on the agreement now. that was the discussion and the debate prior to this drone strike. certainly that has only increased tensions and made discussions more difficult. >> very, very bad timing on that. kristen, thank you, that the white house >> disputed airspace across the east china sea. they are now demanding identification from any aircraft flying through. it's a restriction they refuse to recognize. the u.s. vision commercial aircraft you should comply with china's request. american, japanese aircraft crossed over the area without authorization. the pentagon says it is going to
commander is apologize to go hamid karzai for the drone strike. nato saying it is going to investigate. alex, this comes during an incredibly fraught period between the united states and afghanistan. they had agreed to a draft agreement of a security pact that mapped out what the u.s. withdrawal would have looked like the next several years. hamid karzai said he wouldn't sign it. he would leave it for his successor. the united states trying to convince him to sign off on the agreement now. that...
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hamid karzai is seeking a role as a presidential advisor. hamid karzai is said to be building a european mansion next door to the presidential palace. with six months to go before the april elections, jane ferguson looks at the men who would replace hamid karzai, and the dangers they face. >> when presidential candidates arrived to register a show of force is important. they must prove political and tribal support. ambitious candidates face serious threats from the taliban. most say they know there'll be attacks, but the elections will go ahead. >> i think they cannot do this. they can bother us in the period of the holding election, but they are not able to stop it completely. >> while politicians and ex-warlords can mobilise private security, ordinary voters don't have that luxury. the taliban said it will target the elections, and as usual in afghanistan, it is likely that civilians will suffer the most. just trying to organise the democratic process and vote in it. as voter registrations continue across the country afghan forces stepped
hamid karzai is seeking a role as a presidential advisor. hamid karzai is said to be building a european mansion next door to the presidential palace. with six months to go before the april elections, jane ferguson looks at the men who would replace hamid karzai, and the dangers they face. >> when presidential candidates arrived to register a show of force is important. they must prove political and tribal support. ambitious candidates face serious threats from the taliban. most say they...
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we'll bring you president obama and hamid karzai's joint news conference live. wolf blitzer will anchor our special coverage that starts at 1:00 p.m. eastern. >>> also this morning, at the white house, joe biden is racing the clock and the tuesday deadline to suggest ways of curbing gun violence. today, the vice president meets with members of the video game industry, those violent fantasy games always enter the discussion when young men carry out mass shootings like the one at sandy hook elementary school and the one at the colorado movie theater in aurora. the nation's largest gun lobby, the nra, though, is angry and apparently backing away from the conversation on gun control. it met with vice president joe biden yesterday and it says the white house isn't really interested in a dialogue. >> going into this meeting what the president's position on so-called assault weapons ban is, theame position he's taken for years. these are not new positions. the vice president had said we do this with an open mind, but at the meeting he said, no, we've already made up ou
we'll bring you president obama and hamid karzai's joint news conference live. wolf blitzer will anchor our special coverage that starts at 1:00 p.m. eastern. >>> also this morning, at the white house, joe biden is racing the clock and the tuesday deadline to suggest ways of curbing gun violence. today, the vice president meets with members of the video game industry, those violent fantasy games always enter the discussion when young men carry out mass shootings like the one at sandy...
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. >>> afghan president hamid karzai will not agree to a security deal with the united states before next year's elections. the pact calls for extending the presence of some u.s. troops. 15,000 foreign troops could remain in the country through 2014. >> in latvia 12 are dead after a supermarket collapse. the store is in the northern part of the country. the roof caved in around 6 local time. dozens are trapped. sniffer dogs are searching for survivors. no word on what caused the collapse. two firefighters are among the dead. >> on capitol hill, a new way of doing business. senate democrats use the options. it's making it easier to appoint presidential nominees. republicans call it devastating. >> in london - three women held captive in a home for 30 years. the two suspects were freed on bail after questioning. >> on wall street a new milestone for the dow. those are the headlines. "consider this" coming up next on al jazeera america. teens are cold-cocking strangers. it's turned deadly four times. how widespread is the problem, what is the best place to stop it. we take you to a place str
. >>> afghan president hamid karzai will not agree to a security deal with the united states before next year's elections. the pact calls for extending the presence of some u.s. troops. 15,000 foreign troops could remain in the country through 2014. >> in latvia 12 are dead after a supermarket collapse. the store is in the northern part of the country. the roof caved in around 6 local time. dozens are trapped. sniffer dogs are searching for survivors. no word on what caused the...
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karzai. they reported progress in their talks, and said the pace of the security transition will be expedited. at their first face-to-face meeting since may, the leaders announced they're accelerating the handoff from u.s. and coalition forces to afghan troops. >> let me say it as plainly as i can-- starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission: training, advising, assisting afghan forces. it will be an historic moment and another step toward full afghan sovereignty. >> in spring this year, the afghan forces will be fully responsible for providing security to the afghan people. and that the international forces, the american forces, will be no longer present in afghan villages. >> woodruff: afghanistan president hamid karzai has sharply complained that fighting in afghan villages is causing too many civilian casualties. and there've been other strains from koran burnings by american soldiers to deadly insider attacks by afghan soldiers. for now, the u.s. still has 66,000 troo
karzai. they reported progress in their talks, and said the pace of the security transition will be expedited. at their first face-to-face meeting since may, the leaders announced they're accelerating the handoff from u.s. and coalition forces to afghan troops. >> let me say it as plainly as i can-- starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission: training, advising, assisting afghan forces. it will be an historic moment and another step toward full afghan sovereignty....
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karzai despite mr. karzai's hostility toward the u.s.-led military efforts in the country. earlier this month the afghan president accused the u.s. of can lewding with the taliban -- colluding with the taliban. italy's highest court has put off until tomorrow a verlander on whether or not amanda knox and her former boyfriend should face a fresh trial for the murder of an english student. having been convicted, ms. fox and the other were later acquitted in 2007. the girl was found dead in her apartment in italy. rebel forces have seized control of the capital of the central african republic and forced the president to take temporary refuge in neighboring cameroon. 13 south african soldiers were killed in a battle to defend the capital. now rebel leaders are debating who's in charge and the situation is unstable with widespread a lotting right across the city. driving is -- driving rebels out of the city of northern mali only took the military several weeks. holding this vast desert region is proving hard
karzai despite mr. karzai's hostility toward the u.s.-led military efforts in the country. earlier this month the afghan president accused the u.s. of can lewding with the taliban -- colluding with the taliban. italy's highest court has put off until tomorrow a verlander on whether or not amanda knox and her former boyfriend should face a fresh trial for the murder of an english student. having been convicted, ms. fox and the other were later acquitted in 2007. the girl was found dead in her...
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president hamid karzai refuses to sign a security agreement with the united states that would define american military presence in his country at the end of the year. but he did agre to a new agreement with iran. he agreed in principle to a friendship and cooperation path dealing with security and economic issues and within hours of that reement, he was also already calling for the removal of american forces from the area. he sd that we believe that all foreign forces should leave the region and the security of afghanistan shld be handed over to people of the country. the so-called moderate has aalowed executions to surge since he took office, with more than 300 people executed since just the month of august. iran is the leader in executions. president obama and other dignitaries are on their way to south africa to attend tomorrow's memorial service from nelson mandela. hitching a ride on air force one th the president and michele obama, former president george w. bush and former secretary of state, hillary clinton. bill clinton and jimmy carter also expected to attend the memorial b
president hamid karzai refuses to sign a security agreement with the united states that would define american military presence in his country at the end of the year. but he did agre to a new agreement with iran. he agreed in principle to a friendship and cooperation path dealing with security and economic issues and within hours of that reement, he was also already calling for the removal of american forces from the area. he sd that we believe that all foreign forces should leave the region...
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afghan supposed person said hamid karzai is willing to rejoin peace talks with taliban if the talks are led by afghans. it's expected to take place in qatar. at the same time the taliban is offering to exchange a u.s. soldier for five senior operatives being held at gitmo. pope john paul ii one step closer to sainthood. a second miracle has been officially attributed to john paul's intersession. it reportedly involves the spontaneous healing of a woman. >>> the dow down big right now on word of the era of record lower mortgage rates maybe being done. stocks are going down right after federal chairman ben bernanke said the fed may ease up on the gaza pedal. >> reporter: we already knew he would ease up on the gas pedal eventually. the fact he's more optimistic on the economy and jobs market that dave reckoning when we could see a peel back on stimulus or quantitative easing could be soon. not as much as bond-buying before therefore higher bond rates. the ten year yield yesterday reached 2.35% its highest since march 2012. stocks immediately fall. they are down sharply again today. meanti
afghan supposed person said hamid karzai is willing to rejoin peace talks with taliban if the talks are led by afghans. it's expected to take place in qatar. at the same time the taliban is offering to exchange a u.s. soldier for five senior operatives being held at gitmo. pope john paul ii one step closer to sainthood. a second miracle has been officially attributed to john paul's intersession. it reportedly involves the spontaneous healing of a woman. >>> the dow down big right now...
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karzai obama said this . sovereign afghanistan where afghans spine security peace prosperity and dignity and in pursuit of that future afghanistan will have a long term partner in the united states with. the long term partner india because the war is far from over you see this invasion was never about a victory of upgrading the country no.
karzai obama said this . sovereign afghanistan where afghans spine security peace prosperity and dignity and in pursuit of that future afghanistan will have a long term partner in the united states with. the long term partner india because the war is far from over you see this invasion was never about a victory of upgrading the country no.
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our money keeps flowing to hamid karzai. no matter what he does we keep the checks coming. >> neil: defense secretary hagel witnessed this. he tried to be very diplomatic about it saying, i was once a politician, i know, paraphrasing the pressure he is under. i don't care about the pressure. he just came across as an ingrate and losing sight of the fact we would like to hang on their longer for whatever nefarious purposes but better than 2,000 young men and women have lost their lives. propping this nut up, i'm wondering what is he hoping to get out of this? >> he is hoping to survive, to maintain power in afghanistan. secretary hagel came off like a dishrag, but karzai, again, he veers left to right. so far this year, neil, he has hurt his own military by the denying them u.s. air is for the which they desperately needed. two weeks ago he ordered u.s. special out of hellman province where they have been making progress against the taliban. to police the taliban which he hopes to cut a deal on one side and last week over the
our money keeps flowing to hamid karzai. no matter what he does we keep the checks coming. >> neil: defense secretary hagel witnessed this. he tried to be very diplomatic about it saying, i was once a politician, i know, paraphrasing the pressure he is under. i don't care about the pressure. he just came across as an ingrate and losing sight of the fact we would like to hang on their longer for whatever nefarious purposes but better than 2,000 young men and women have lost their lives....
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afghan president hamid karzai will be in washington this week and will meet with president obama on friday. this morning on c-span 2, a conversation on the future of the afghanistan and live coverage begins at 10:00 eastern on the atlantic council. on c-span 3, a discussion of u.s.-mexico relations. coming up in 45 minutes, adam green of the progressive change campaign will talk about the new congress and the president's agenda and at 8:30 eastern,
afghan president hamid karzai will be in washington this week and will meet with president obama on friday. this morning on c-span 2, a conversation on the future of the afghanistan and live coverage begins at 10:00 eastern on the atlantic council. on c-span 3, a discussion of u.s.-mexico relations. coming up in 45 minutes, adam green of the progressive change campaign will talk about the new congress and the president's agenda and at 8:30 eastern,
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as if the day weren't already tense enough later president hamid karzai accused u.s.-lead forces and afghans working with them of abusing university students. jeff? >> charlie today was also karzai's deadline for u.s. special forces to be out of wardack province which is strategically important because it close to kabul this over the alleged abuse of the local population. what is the latest with that? >> well the u.s. military says it is still under discussion. president karzai's office has said that it is still unresolved. tonight we called the afghan ministry of defense to see if u.s. special forces were complying with that order and they hung up on us twice. >> jeff: charlie d'agata thank you. to the economy now and more evidence the recovery is taking hold. we learned friday that employers added 236,000 jobs in february, that was better than expected. and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7%. for more now we're joined by cbs news analyst mellody hobson. good evening to you. so good jobs news here but still 12 million unemployed. many discouraged. does that get bette
as if the day weren't already tense enough later president hamid karzai accused u.s.-lead forces and afghans working with them of abusing university students. jeff? >> charlie today was also karzai's deadline for u.s. special forces to be out of wardack province which is strategically important because it close to kabul this over the alleged abuse of the local population. what is the latest with that? >> well the u.s. military says it is still under discussion. president karzai's...
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today, the afghan president, hamid karzai had a very specific idea of what years and years means. he addressed a large gathering of tribal elders here and said that they should be prepared for american troops numbering 10 to 15,000. probably closer to 10,000, staying here for at least a decade. and then gradually drawing down from there. whether that is the official agreement that has been put in place between the u.s. and afghanistan remains clearly undecided. >> and richard, regarding the time line karzai requesting or desiring that it not be completed until after the presidential election, tell us why he is trying to stall there. >> it's hard to know. you have to really read into karzai's thinking to answer that. he could sign it right now. he could have signed it in fact days ago. instead, he decided to call this l loya jirga in order to get their approval which is not really required by afghan law. it seems to and this is according to the politicians and analysts that we have spoken to that karzai is thinking of his legacy. he doesn't want to be the man who signs the document
today, the afghan president, hamid karzai had a very specific idea of what years and years means. he addressed a large gathering of tribal elders here and said that they should be prepared for american troops numbering 10 to 15,000. probably closer to 10,000, staying here for at least a decade. and then gradually drawing down from there. whether that is the official agreement that has been put in place between the u.s. and afghanistan remains clearly undecided. >> and richard, regarding...
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secretary defense chuck hague sell in afghanistan this morning but afghan president hamid karzai is noticeably absent. he is in iran and in a meeting with the iranian president rohani earlier today. he said iran opposes the presence of all foreign troops. karzai has refused to sign the agreement between afghanistan and the united states to protect american troops if a small group of them remain in the country to train afghan forces passed 2014. cbs news state department is traveling with the secretary and he told her about a half hour ago that if karzai does not sign this agreement, we may have no alternative but to leave. >> 2,000 americans have died here, billions of dollars have been spent and yet the president of this country is putting off signing this agreement. that has to be incredibly frustrating. >> well, it is, except for this. the group which represented thousands of citizens and leaders in average met a couple of weeks aguilera you know overwhelming leap, over 90% of those people strongly supported a u.s. partnership past 2014 along with our partners. >> the president says he's no
secretary defense chuck hague sell in afghanistan this morning but afghan president hamid karzai is noticeably absent. he is in iran and in a meeting with the iranian president rohani earlier today. he said iran opposes the presence of all foreign troops. karzai has refused to sign the agreement between afghanistan and the united states to protect american troops if a small group of them remain in the country to train afghan forces passed 2014. cbs news state department is traveling with the...